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,.". ' <br />'~ <br />~ v`%• <br />.~.~„ <br />~OIIN A, LOVE <br />Governor <br />1.~I t i;~a~ K~IiYC IIu;;NLC;r+uy~~y <br />~D[f'I~HiM[N7 OF rlA7URAL RESOURCES III Illllllllllll III <br />999 <br />110 COLUMa1NE OUILGING TEL. 007. 771 <br />DEn VE R, CO~OHADO B070J <br />NAy 12`, 19f1 . <br />T0: DOhALD 1{ASI'1:, Chief Inspector Of 0061 MSne_s <br />FR01f: OSCAR T. RICE, District /~3 Inspector <br />L: ; <br />II n ~1~~ <br />"I~~~ I <br />~,~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br />1 <br />,._ + <br />,11t <br />... IK)NA to tI.A 57(E <br />~~ Ghlef lospector <br />hSs Investigation of complaint on Rod Canon Mino proporty - 12r. Carson va. Mr. Daldcu <br />Ao requested by you and hlr. Ten Eyck in corrcnpondence dated hfay 5, 1971, I <br />contacted Pte. Delden and hie. Carcon on lday 7th and arranged for o ,point meeting <br />with them at the Red Canon Minc property at 9;00 A.M, on htgy 11th, to forth^r <br />discuss the problem of coal slack erosion 6t the Red Canon hLine dfunp and 1'r:•~+~:~o <br />water carrying the slacked coal into t•1r. Carsona' irrigation system. Too, <br />ditched irrigation water is coursed through the mining property for ueo on the <br />Carson property. <br />Upon agreement to the meeting, N,r. Carson made arrangements to have Stato and <br />Federal officials participate in the meeting. Those participating were as <br />follows: <br />Jerry Coldomith -Cedaredge, Colorado - Chainnnn of the Colorado Recourse <br />Conservation and Development Council. <br />R. E. Robinson -Cedaredge, Colorado -Colorado Water Commissioner of <br />District 40. <br />Ralph 3Celling.- Colorado Divisional Engineer of Water Aeaourceo. <br />Jack hlatelcovic and Mathew Diondich -Federal Bureau of Mines Incpectora. <br />T'llcr,c ;late and Federal officials proved to be very helpful in evaluating; tllc <br />precent existing conditions contributing; to the complni.nt`submitted by ifs. Cnraon, <br />anal made sug;Ceations of different methods that would help e7.iminnte t.hu problcla. <br />After ob:lervin6 surface conditions contributing to the complaint, and concid~~rntio:t <br />of verbal ataLcmenta made by 1{r. Carson and h1r. Belden, sd views of the problaa <br />nro na follows: <br />1. The precent and former operators of the Red Canon operation ]i+LVc <br />deposited fine coal at or near the present oxieting fine coal pile for <br />mnrty years. <br />2. h1r. Carson stated, 1n effect, "That for the pant two years or co, <br />oxcasoivo amounts of orodod coal slack from tho Red Canon operation hen <br />